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Mizpah (PY-29)

Call sign:Nan - Baker - Roger - Tare

Patrol Yacht:

Laid down in 1926 as the yacht Savarona by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., Newport News, VA for Mrs. Richard M. Cadwalader of Fort Washington, PA

Transferred to the War Shipping Administration for disposal 25 September 1946

Sold to a private owner in September 1946

Mizpah along with USS PC-1174 were scuttled 9 April 1968 as part of an artificial reef off Palm Beach, FL. Actions of the Gulf Stream and hurricanes have taken their toll. Mizpah's hull has collapsed and both ships have been

Inscription in top right corner from Mizpah's previous owner reads: "To the new skipper of the Mizpah from the old skipper." s/ E. F. McDonald, Jr.From the collection of LCDR Stephen Morgan Etnier, USNR, Commanding Officer, World War II

Original photo: Jim RogersReplacement photo: John Etnier

Mizpah (PY 29)

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During conversionFrom the collection of LCDR Stephen Morgan Etnier, USNR, Commanding Officer, World War II

John Etnier

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On trial runFrom the collection of LCDR Stephen Morgan Etnier, USNR, Commanding Officer, World War II